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Shimano has replaced its whole Dura-Ace wheel range. The new series is called WH-R9370, and the C50 is on the display stand in the shop now. This is the first Dura-Ace wheel update in five years, and it is a bigger change than the model number suggests.
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Trek Korea's Trek Fest started today, September 11, and Platoon Cycles is in it. Until October 18, buying one of the models on the list gets you an accessory voucher to spend at the shop. The bike price doesn't change. The voucher does, by model: from
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We made a shop T-shirt. It is a shop shirt, with the logo on it, and we are happy if people wear it for that. But when we chose the design, we were thinking about the people who ride Incheon to Busan. You come back with a stamped passport,
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All Day. All Road. The fifth-generation Domane is here, and it's in the showroom now. Trek's line for this bike is "All Day. All Road." That's the whole idea in four words: a road bike you can stay on when the
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The new Trek Domane arrived at the shop this week. It's built up, it's on the floor, and you can look at it right now. What we can't do is put it on the internet. There's an embargo in place until August
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Trek's fifth-generation Domane arrives with six sizes instead of eight, labeled XS through XL instead of 47 through 62. The easy read is that Trek trimmed the lineup. That's part of it. But put the two geometry charts side by side and something more specific
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Tire pressure is not complicated. But before talking about how to get it right, it is worth talking about what not to do — because not doing the wrong things comes before doing the right ones. After years of checking bikes in the shop, the pressure problems I see come in
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Here's a short video that gives you a feel for the shop. Platoon Cycles is two buildings joined together — a Trek showroom on one side, service and accessories on the other. We carry road, MTB, hybrid, city, and electric bikes, and we handle service in-house. But the
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Every week, someone walks into Platoon Cycles and says some version of the same thing: "I don't really know anything about bikes. I just… kind of want one." That's a perfect place to start. You don't need to know the difference between
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Your BOA Dial Broke? Don't Throw Away Your Shoes. If you ride with BOA dials on your cycling shoes, there's something you need to know: BOA offers a Lifetime Guarantee on all their components. If your dial breaks, stops clicking, or your wire snaps — they'
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Spring is here, and the season has officially begun at the shop! Everyone is bringing in their bikes for service, new bikes are flying out the door, and fresh stock is arriving daily. It’s a busy, beautiful spring weekend.